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Table 3 Correlation between BNP (before and after treatment) level and different laboratory parameters

From: B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in HCV-positive Egyptian patients: the impact of HCV eradication on plasma BNP levels

 

BNP level

Before (basal )

After

rs

p

rs

p

Age

− 0.131

0.222

0.184

0.085

Total bilirubin

0.134

0.210

0.0

1.000

Serum albumin

− 0.022

0.836

0.025

0.813

INR

0.064

0.553

0.045

0.672

ALT

0.052

0.627

− 0.142

0.185

AST

0.126

0.240

− 0.197

0.065

FIB4

0.531

<0.001*

− 0.071

0.506

APRI

0.474

<0.001*

− 0.174

0.102

HB

0.151

0.158

0.166

0.120

Platelet count

− 0.274

0.009*

− 0.098

0.361

WBC

0.023

0.831

− 0.098

0.361

  1. rs Spearman coefficient
  2. INR international normalized ratio, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, APRI score aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index score, HB hemoglobin concentration, WBCs white blood cells, BNP B-type natriuretic peptide
  3. *Statistically significant at p < 0.05